Post Archive

April 2009

Art

The Liguanea Festival of  Fine Art and Photography to be held this Sunday will have a balance of both the experienced as well as upcoming artists on show.  This exhibition is the largest one-day outdoor exhibition of Jamaican art and photography for the year.

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Sports

Usain Bolt continues to mesmerize fans and inspire young athletes… Read more at the New York Times

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Dance

In 1978, Jamaican dancer/choreographer, L’Antoinette Stines, founded Miami’s first, primarily black dance company, L’Acadco. Returning to Jamaica in 1982 she continued to grow with her company and together they have become dynamic ambassadors for Jamaican culture. L’Acadco’s mission is to present the rhythms of the Caribbean people on the world

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Books

This is an interesting interview with Marlon James by Maud Newton on his new book, The Book of Night Women. Maud Newton Blog Marlon James Releases Second Novel to Positive Reviews

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Current Affairs

YardEdge once again welcomes Guest Blogger Nicholas Stephenson. Little by little there seems to be a ray of hope on the horizon. The speed of moral decline fueled with fury since the 1970s by the inaction/unwillingness of our leaders to act positively in the interests of all our people now

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Rootz Underground

Rootz Underground is on the move again… This band does a fantastic live show…check them out! See below for their upcoming tour dates: Apr 18th Club Crawl, Tucson AZ Apr 19th Multicultural Earth Day, San Diego CA

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Happenings On The Edge

“Do radio deejays contribute to the state of popular Jamaican music?” That’s the question on the table for the upcoming community forum and panel discussion hosted by the Coalition to Preserve Reggae music (CPR), in association with ZYNC TV NEW YORK LINKZ and People of Black Heritage on Thursday, April

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Happenings On The Edge

On Saturday April 11th 2009 carnival jumbies from around Jamaica and beyond gathered at James Bond Beach in Oracabessa to participate in the annual Beach J’ouvert party. Well produced by Bacchanal Jamaica, Beach J’ouvert 2009 featured Machel Montano HD and friends and the music of Sparkles Disco, DJ Smoke from

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Happenings On The Edge

There are several exciting events now on  at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. Let’s support our budding artists! School of Drama presents its major production: COLOURED GIRLS Director – Trevor Nairne Coloured Girls emerged from the black militant-didactic confrontationist period of the 1960’s and 70’s

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Happenings On The Edge

YardEdge:  What exactly is BNM anyway? Steve Urchin:  Brand New Machine…a ground breaking + envelope pushing new series presented by Mystic Urchin…every Weds night @ Fiction nightclub

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